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BECOME A FOSTER PARENT

Utah Foster Care believes every child deserves a safe home with a loving family. By becoming a foster parent, you are also sharing your strength, your home, and your future—making a commitment to help, heal, and enrich the lives of abused and neglected children.

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Check out the short list of qualifications, here. You can also discover more about the children who need homes—and why they are in foster care. Maybe you’re interested in adopting through foster care. If you wish to care for a child you already know, check out our information about kinship placements through DCFS.

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THE CHILDREN

KEEPING CHILDREN IN THEIR CULTURE MATTERS

Children in foster care come from all backgrounds—most share a background of abuse or neglect. They can be newborns, toddlers, or teenagers. They come from every part of the state and every race, religion, and socio-economic group. In many instances, their parents have unresolved substance abuse issues.

In Utah, we urgently need foster families to provide safe and affirming homes for children, siblings, and teens.

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WHEN REUNIFICATION ISN'T POSSIBLE

ADOPT THROUGH FOSTER CARE

There are two ways to adopt children from foster care: the first is foster-to-adopt; the second is adopt a waiting child. Regardless of the path you take, adopting through foster care is an option for those seeking to grow their families.

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Our Community Impact

FOSTER FAMILIES TRAINED SINCE 1999
16,650
KIDS IN FOSTER CARE
1700
KIDS ADOPTED FROM FOSTER CARE IN 2024
620

The Foster Blog

News, Stories, and Education

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May 13, 2025

Faces of Foster Care 2025

Celebrating Every Voice in Foster Care: Art, Experience & Community Connection On May 1st, Utah…
In the News
May 13, 2025

Fostering Connection-Highlighting Lived Experience

At the recently held “Faces of Foster Care” event at Entrata in Lehi on May 1, marking…
In the News
May 9, 2025

6th Annual Moccasin Run 5K

Residents of San Juan County gathered for the sixth annual Moccasin Run for foster care…
FeaturedJobs
May 8, 2025

Departmental Administrative Specialist | OPEN POSITION

Position Type: Full Time with Benefits Salary: $25.50-26.50 depending on experience Closing Date: May 23,…
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